MINUTES

MONTANA SENATE 67th LEGISLATURE - REGULAR SESSION

COMMITTEE ON STATE ADMINISTRATION

Call to Order: Chair Douglas (Doug) Kary, on January 18, 2021 at 3:00 PM, in Room 335 Capitol

ROLL CALL

Members Present in the Committee Room: Sen. Douglas (Doug) Kary, Chair (R) Sen. Bryce Bennett, Vice Chair (D) Sen. , Vice Chair (R) Sen. (R) Sen. (R) Sen. (R)

Members Present by Zoom Video Conference: Sen. (D) Sen. (D)

Members Excused: None

Members Absent: None

Staff Present: Ginger Aldrich, Legislative Branch Katherine Anderson, Remote Meeting Coordinator Jacelyn Sterling, Committee Secretary

Audio Committees: These minutes are in outline form only. They provide a list of participants and a record of official action taken by the committee. The link to the audio recording of the meeting is available on the Legislative Branch website.

Committee Business Summary:

Hearing & Date Posted: SB 56, 1/15/2021; SB 57, 1/15/2021

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HEARING ON SB 56

Opening Statement by Sponsor: 15:01:46 Sen. (R), SD 43, opened the hearing on SB56, Make MDT, FWP employee grievance procedures same as for other state employees.

Proponents' Testimony: 15:03:12 Michelle Keele, Human Resources Division, Department of Transportation EXHIBIT(sts11a01)

15:04:25 Eric Strauss, administrator, Department of Labor and Industry EXHIBIT(sts11a02)

Opponents' Testimony: None

Informational Testimony: 15:05:52 Rebecca Dockter, chief legal council, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks EXHIBIT(sts11a03)

Questions from Committee Members and Responses: 15:06:16 Sen. Ellis 15:06:37 Jacelyn Sterling, committee secretary 15:07:15 Sen. Cuffe 15:08:41 Sen. Ellsworth

Closing by Sponsor: 15:09:11 Sen. Ellsworth

HEARING ON SB 57

Opening Statement by Sponsor: 15:10:07 Sen. JP Pomnichowski (D), SD 33, opened the hearing on SB57, Revising laws related to reports to the Legislature. EXHIBIT(sts11a04)

Proponents' Testimony: None

Opponents' Testimony: None

Informational Testimony: None

Questions from Committee Members and Responses: 15:14:07 Chair Kary 15:14:17 Sen. Pomnichowski 15:14:30 Sonja Nowakowski, Legislative Services Division

Closing by Sponsor: 15:14:58 Sen. Pomnichowski

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Committee Business: 15:15:31 Chair Kary 15:15:44 Ginger Aldrich, Legislative Services Division, (LSD) 15:22:08 Chair Kary 15:22:48 Ms. Aldrich, LSD 15:23:24 Sen. Ellis 15:23:56 Ms. Aldrich 15:24:39 Sen. Cuffe 15:25:01 Ms. Aldrich 15:25:34 Jacelyn Sterling, committee secretary 15:25:51 Ms. Aldrich 15:26:47 Chair Kary 15:27:03 Ms. Aldrich 15:27:42 Chair Kary 15:28:48 Sen. Cuffe

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ADJOURNMENT

Adjournment: 3:29 PM

______Jacelyn Sterling, Secretary js

Additional Documents:

Additional Documents:

EXHIBIT(sts11aad.pdf)

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